What is your #HeritageStory?

“My father used to say that stories are part of the most precious heritage of mankind.” - Tahir Shah, in 'Arabian Nights: A Caravan of Moroccan Dreams'

Cultural Heritage is an expression of ways of living, developed by a community and passed on from generation to generation, including customs, practices, places, objects, artistic expressions and values. (Definition by ICOMOS).

As the speakers in the video below show, heritage can take many forms. It can be a song, a dance, a building, a forest, a knitting technique...

Click on this photo to watch the video:

We invite you to post your story in the form of a video or a photo and anecdote.

Stay tuned for the upcoming launch of a awareness raising video, on 23 November, 2016.

Unite4Heritage is a global movement powered by UNESCO, that aims to celebrate and safeguard natural and cultural heritage and diversity around the world. We are sharing short videos to start the conversation about heritage and to encourage people to share their stories.